And before I forget, let’s make that effective social media training, shall we? Pam Moore wrote this great article “Social Media Policy & Governance: 17 Tips to Mitigate Social Business Risk.” It’s quite insightful and focuses pretty heavily on the...
On March 25, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of the government in the long-running Quality Stores litigation, holding that severance payments are taxable FICA wages, even if they fall within the category of supplemental unemployment...
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently held that a purchaser pursuant to a sheriff's sale was responsible for condominium association fees due from and after the date of the sale. In Wells Fargo Bank v Country Place Condominium Association, the bank...
When Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced on May 21 that he was pulling patent reform off the agenda of the Senate Judiciary Committee, commentators were quick to pass judgment: "Patent reform is dead." These reform efforts were meant to address...
We are taught early on that we are each responsible for our own actions. If we make a mistake that results in damages to someone else, we have to pay for those damages. That is the basic concept of indemnification, and the law enforces it....
The California Supreme Court has upheld the use of class action waivers in mandatory arbitration agreements. In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation of Los Angeles (June 23, 2014), the court held that a state's refusal to enforce class waivers on the...
We tend to highlight famous people, famous brands, or cutting edge legal developments here at Duets Blog. Our primary concern is to put rumps in the seats and and then inch said rumps towards their respective seat edge....
A lawyer for Luis Suarez, the Uruguay forward who got a four-month suspension this week after FIFA's disciplinary committee determined he bit an opponent’s shoulder, says that the punishment has been unfair, from a legal perspective.
Cable subscribers, tired of being forced to purchase more obscure channels like VH1 Classic and Teen Nick in order to get their nightly Daily Show fix on Comedy Central, should be encouraged by a recent antitrust decision out of the Southern District...
New York City's proposed ban on big sodas has officially fizzled, as the state's highest court declined to reinstate the law. The ban on sugary soft drinks larger than 16 ounces was first struck down in 2013 by a lower court judge who found the law to be "fraught......
